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Advocacy

The act of Pleading or arguing a case or a position; forceful persuasion.

advocacy

noun active espousal, advancement, addice, aid, approbation, approval, assistance, auspices, championship, constructive criticism, countenance, encouragement, endorsement, forceful persuasion, furtherance, guidance, help, intercession, interest, plea, praise, promotion, recommendation, sanction, seconding, sponsorship, subscription, suggestion, support, vindication, vouching, warranting

advocacy

speaking for others. Previously restricted to aspects of the legal profession, various agencies now provide various advocacy services to assist individuals in other contexts.

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The question of whether a political advertisement is issue advocacy (including lobbying) or campaign activity is an important one under the tax laws, particularly for tax-exempt 501(c) organizations.

Political ads: issue advocacy or campaign activity under the tax code?

Given its implicit recognition of a valid constitutional distinction between issue advocacy and campaign speech, it would be appropriate for the Court to reexamine whether it is ever permissible to impose the same restrictions on all candidates in order to equalize their opportunities to persuade voters to vote for them.

Beyond Citizens United

Sham issue advocacy is] really just a thing to get around this restriction, that they can't expressly advocate," Keating says.

Court overturns donation limits for groups doing political work

Legislation that regulates or prohibits grassroots issue advocacy violates the First Amendment because it is not narrowly tailored to achieve a compelling governmental interest.

Weeding them out by the roots: the unconstitutionality of regulating grassroots issue advocacy

engage in only issue advocacy thereby do not meet the new political

Preparing for 2006: a constitutional argument for closing the 527 soft money loophole

And they are only allowed to spend 20 percent of their time and resources on issue advocacy.

ROMER REVEALS DONORS BUILDING, PUBLISHING FIRMS PROVIDED BULK OF DONATIONS

The network is no longer a "527" political advocacy group, but is now incorporated like most nonprofit groups with limited ability to conduct issue advocacy and education efforts.

Liberal clergy group retools

Forest products, pharmaceutical and media firms are especially exposed to public issue advocacy groups.

Reforming governance: companies must go beyond rules to focus on issues of character

Issue advocacy includes the discussion of issues of public concern, the actions of governmental officials in office, and the positions of candidates on issues.

September 2004; GUIDELINES FOR POLITICAL ACTIVITIES BY CHURCHES AND PASTORS

Darnell, who previously served as director of AFFI's communications department, is responsible for the communication of AFFI's positions on legislative and regulatory issues which impact the frozen food industry, as well as the management of the day-to-day responsibilities of AFFI's aggressive communications plan, which includes member communications, media relations, and issue advocacy.

AFFI announces promotions of Ziglar and Darnell

BCRA addressed the two biggest problems in the campaign finance system by banning the use of soft money in federal elections and placing new restrictions on candidate-specific issue advocacy advertising.

BCRA: making a difference

The SPI Northeast Region fosters the continued health and economic vitality of the Northeast plastics industry through issue advocacy and outreach, education, and civic responsibility.